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8 event highlights of the 38th Seychelles Creole Festival

Once again Seychelles celebrated the Creole Festival - an annual celebration of the island nation's culture and tradition. The 38th edition of the Festival took place in October and activities were organised on Seychelles' three most populated islands - Mahe, Praslin and La Digue. SNA looks at 8 events in the 2023 Creole Festival.   Creole Song competition [...]

By | 2023-11-02T15:27:40+00:00 November 2nd, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 8 event highlights of the 38th Seychelles Creole Festival

Replica of French colonial Stone of Possession in Seychelles unveiled for 267th anniversary

A replica of the Stone of Possession was unveiled at La Poudriere Lane, Mahe, on Tuesday, November 1 to commemorate 267 years since Captain Nicolas Morphey placed a boulder near the same area to declare Seychelles a French colony. The French were the first to settle on the islands, although they were discovered previously by [...]

By | 2023-11-02T13:02:49+00:00 November 2nd, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Replica of French colonial Stone of Possession in Seychelles unveiled for 267th anniversary

First evacuations from Gaza as refugee camp hit again

Hundreds of injured residents and foreigners escaped Gaza to Egypt on Wednesday, the first evacuations from the war-torn Palestinian territory pounded by Israeli warplanes in retaliation for an unprecedented Hamas attack. The brief glimmer of hope sparked by the temporary opening of the Rafah border crossing was quickly snuffed out as a new strike pulverised [...]

By | 2023-11-02T09:22:14+00:00 November 2nd, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on First evacuations from Gaza as refugee camp hit again

Mass exodus of Afghans as deadline to leave Pakistan arrives

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan faced detention and deportation on Wednesday, as a government deadline for them to leave sparked a mass exodus. The government has given 1.7 million Afghans it says are living illegally in the country until November 1 to leave voluntarily or be forcibly removed. Thousands joined a snaking [...]

By | 2023-11-01T22:23:02+00:00 November 1st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Mass exodus of Afghans as deadline to leave Pakistan arrives

Interpol expresses appreciation for Seychelles' commitment in combatting crimes

The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has expressed its appreciation for the commitment of Seychelles and its participation in many operations combatting a wide array of crimes, said the Minister for Internal Affairs and Immigration, Errol Fonseka, on Tuesday. Fonseka was answering a question in the National Assembly raised by the elected member for the [...]

By | 2023-11-01T10:30:00+00:00 November 1st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Interpol expresses appreciation for Seychelles' commitment in combatting crimes

Israel, Hamas locked in 'fierce battles' in shattered Gaza

Israeli troops and Hamas militants engaged Tuesday in "fierce battles" in Gaza, where the dire humanitarian crisis spiralled and tearful Palestinian families scoured rubble in a desperate search for loved ones. Footage from the Israeli military showed tanks and armoured bulldozers churning up bomb-scarred dirt tracks and troops searching shattered buildings for Hamas militants and [...]

By | 2023-10-31T21:13:18+00:00 October 31st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Israel, Hamas locked in 'fierce battles' in shattered Gaza

King Charles visits Kenya as colonial abuses loom large

King Charles III paid a solemn visit Tuesday to the birthplace of independent Kenya, at the start of a trip clouded by calls for an apology over Britain's bloody colonial past. Although the four-day state visit by Charles and Queen Camilla has been billed as an opportunity to look to the future and build on [...]

By | 2023-10-31T21:06:47+00:00 October 31st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on King Charles visits Kenya as colonial abuses loom large

Seychelles hosts UNODC's maritime rule of law exercise for regional partners

For the second year running, Seychelles is hosting the Maritime Rule of Law Exercise (MROLEX) of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The first part of the exercise has ended and participants from Seychelles, Mauritius and Somalia received their certificates on Tuesday. It took place from October 18 to 31 with 32 participants, [...]

By | 2023-10-31T18:13:44+00:00 October 31st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seychelles hosts UNODC's maritime rule of law exercise for regional partners

UK wants to be Seychelles' closest partner, says new high commissioner 

The newly accredited British High Commissioner to Seychelles said he wants the United Kingdom to be the island nation's closest partner, particularly in areas like environmental protection. Jeffrey Frank Glekin presented his credentials to President Wavel Ramkalawan at State House on Tuesday. Glekin talked about good governance and expressed his desire to see the civil service modernise. [...]

By | 2023-10-31T15:49:55+00:00 October 31st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on UK wants to be Seychelles' closest partner, says new high commissioner 

Kremlin blames 'external interference' for anti-Israel airport riot

The Kremlin on Monday blamed "external interference" for an anti-Israel riot that closed an airport in the Muslim-majority region of Dagestan the previous day. The Kremlin announced Putin will gather his top advisers -- including the defence minister and spy chiefs -- later Monday to discuss the "West's attempts to use the events in the [...]

By | 2023-10-30T19:58:22+00:00 October 30th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Kremlin blames 'external interference' for anti-Israel airport riot